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QuickStartGuide
PB41
4-InchBeltPrinter
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Intermec Technologies Corporation Corporate Headquarters Technical Communications 6001 36th Ave. W. 550 Second Street SE Everett, WA 98203 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 U.S.A. U.S.A. www.intermec.com The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec. Information andspecifications cont
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PackingList Checktoensurethatyoureceivetheseitems: R S Intermec PB41A0B240 (4-inch thermal belt ) Printer with Bluetooth radio OR R S Intermec PB41A27040 or PB41A27042 (4-inch thermal belt ) Printer with 802.11b radio S One roll of paper (in printer) S Two Battery Packs (installed) S Compliance Statement S Warranty Card S 802.11b Radio Card (802.11b printer only). Card is packed in a bag tapedto the inside of the printer box. *Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. CommonAccesso
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GettingFamiliarwithYourPB41Printer PB41Printerwith802.11bRadioPod Papertearbar RadioOn/Off Batterypacks blueilluminating button 802.11bradio cardpod DCpowerjack Self-Testbutton Chargeindicator Paper releaselever RJ-11port 4 PB41PrinterQuickStartGuide
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PB41PrinterwithBluetoothModule Papertearbar RadioOn/Off blueilluminating Batterypacks button DCpowerjack Self-Testbutton Chargeindicator Paper releaselever RJ-11port PB41PrinterQuickStartGuide 5
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Installing802.11bRadioCard(if applicable) Note: This information applies only if you have a PB41 Printer with an 802.11b Radio. Before installing the 802.11b Radio Card ensure that the protective battery tab strips are in place or remove the batteries before installing the radio card. Your PB41 Printer with an 802.11b radio has been configured at the factory. FCC mandates that the radio card not be installed for shipment. The following information guides you through the process of installing the
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3 Carefully push the card into the connector until it is fully seated. 4 Replace the radiocardcap. BeforeUsingYourPrinterForTheFirst Time Remove the protective tab strips underneath the batteries. They are placed there to keep your printer from discharging during shipment. 5 Push against the battery lock tab and lift the battery up be- fore pulling on the protective tab strips. These tabs prevent the battery contacts from touching and therefore, no charging occurs. 6 If your printer won’t charge
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ChargingtheLithiumIonBatteries S The printer battery charges in about three hours. LEDBatteryIndicators LED StateofCharge Action SolidRed InProgress WaitingforgreenLED Green Complete Remove Charger SlowRedFlashing LowTemperature or Changeenvironmentor batteryisdisconnected connectbattery FastRedFlashing HighTemperature Changeenvironment SlowRedandOrange LowVoltage Waitforsolidred Flashing FastRedandOrange HighVoltage Waitforsolidred Flashing SlowOrange Flashing Timeout Restartcharge FastOrange F
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BeepIndicator(continued) NumberofBeeps Indicates 8 shortbeeps CRCerrorinfirmware.Redownload firmware. 10 shortbeeps Errorwriting tocommunicationcon- trollerfirmware.Redownloadfirmware. DeterminingCurrentBatteryPower To determine the current charge on each battery pack, print out a self-test by pressing and holding the red self-test button for four seconds. If the battery is good, you will see the abbreviation for the word“GOOD” next tothe Battery voltage (Batt1 or Batt2) print out. This printer
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802.11bSelf-TestPrint-outExplanation TestItem Description F/W Ver Theinternalsoftwareversion(6.46 orgreater) Timeout Thesecondsbetweenprinting andsleepmode RFTimeout Never Baud Rate Thespeedatwhichtheprinterreceivesdata Parity Odd,Even,orNone DataBits Matcheswithcomputersending datatoprinter Handshake The waythe printerhandlesflowcontrolfromhost BurnAdj Amountofheatusedtoprintonthethermalpaper Beeper MaybeturnedOnorOff Chrg Beep MaybeturnedOnorOff Batt1 Volt Currentvoltage of the firstbatterypac
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802.11bSelf-TestPrint-outExplanation(continued) TestItem Description Available Graphics LOC showswhetherafontisResident(R) or Downloaded(D);DESCRIPTIONdescribesthe graphic;VersionandDATAofgraphicprogram load;NAMESgivethe“EasyPrint”name,theLine Printername,andthe hexadecimalequivalentofthat name. Available BarCodes Allsupportedbarcodesaredisplayed.“DE- SCRIPTION”describesthegraphic.“NAMES” give the “EasyPrint”name,the Line Printername, andthe hexadecimalequivalentof thatname. BluetoothSelf-TestPr
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BluetoothSelf-TestPrint-outExplanation(continued) TestItem Description Available Fonts LOC showswhetherafontisResident(R) or Downloaded(D);CPI showscharactersperinch; DESCRIPTIONdescribesthefont;Versionand DATE offontloads;NAMESgive the “EasyPrint” name,the Line Printername,andthe hexadecimal equivalentof thatname. Available Graphics LOC showswhetherafontisResident(R) or Downloaded(D);DESCRIPTIONdescribesthe graphic;VersionandDATAofgraphicprogram load;NAMESgivethe“EasyPrint”name,theLine Printern
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Liner’edLabels If you are using liner’ed paper, it is best to use the manual paper loading method. AutomaticPaperLoading 1 Press the red self-test button to wake the printer. 2 With the loose, clean edge of the paper coming from the bot- tom of the roll, insert the edge of the paper between the roller andthe platen. 3 Pushing the button again while the printer is awake causes the mechanism to feed about one inch of paper. 4 Insert the paper into the paper well with it resting on the pa- per rod
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6 Push down the paper release lever and insert the paper into the paper well with it resting in the paper rodclips. 7 Press the red button while the printer is on and it will feed paper. You will need about two inches of paper coming out of the mechanism. 8 Lower the cover while placing the extra paper though the tear bar. 9 Close Latch Cover and tear off extra paper. TurningtheRadioONandOFF 1 To turn the radio on, push the blue illuminating button, or plug the serial cable into the printer. S Y
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2 To turn the radio off push the blue illuminating button again. S Pressing the blue illuminating button to turn the radio off you will hear a double beep (sounds like a chirp). ReplacingABatteryPack UseonlythebatterypackdesignedforyourPB41 Printer. Use only the Intermec 2200 mAh Li-Ion battery p/n 320-088-101. Using any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. The battery used in your PB41 Printer may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not disassemble, heat a
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PB41BatteryEliminator The PB41 Battery Eliminator was designedexclusively for the PB41 Printer. This device removes the need to have the battery packs in your printer. The Battery Eliminator allows the PB41 toacceptpowerfromeitheranACorDCsource. A typical installation wouldhave the PB41 Printer mountedin a vehicle andthe Battery Eliminator receiving power from the ve- hicle battery. In scenarios where portability is not required, the Battery Elimi- nator saves you from purchasing printer batteri
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UsingYourPrinterwithSerialConnection 1 Attach the Mobile Computer to Printer cable. 2 As you use the printer the power comes from the battery in the printer. When the printer battery runs down the printer will not operate until the battery is recharged. PB41PrinterusingWirelessPrinting Serial/WirelessMode Your printer comes to you as a serial mode printer. To switch the mode to Wireless Printing it is necessary to press the blue illuminating button on the printer. PrinterSelf-Test 1 Press thePap
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cleanser, chemicals or scrubbing pads, as your printer’s finish could become marked. Troubleshooting PaperLoadingProblems If the paper feed mechanism does not feed correctly on the first part of a new paper roll, remove two to three feet of paper from theoutsideoftheroll.Thelengthofpaperrollscanvarybyas much as five feet, making the rolltoothick for the printer to accommodate. If the printer is out of paper (or the paper release lever is in the up position) this condition interrupts a batch of r
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PrintRollerAppearsDirty Extended use in dirty environments and linered label printing can cause the print head to become dirty or sticky. We offer two cleaning options, a roller cleaning kit or individual cleaning cards. These are available through our Supply Sales department (1-800-255-6292). PrintistooLight If you are not getting satisfactory darkness, connect your printer to the personal computer containing your Configuration Pro- gram andclick on thePaperOptions button. Adjust the Dark- ness
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Specifications PrinterSpecifications Item SpecDetail Dimension 7.12x6.60x3.25in. 167x172x85.5mm) Weight 22.88oz.(652g)withbatteryandpaper.33.88oz (969 g)withtwobatteriesand paper PrintMethod DirectThermal PaperMedium Thermalpaper PaperWidth 4.4inch(112mm) Operating Temperature -4 °Fto+122 °F(-20 °Cto+50 °C) Interface RS-232C,6-pinmodulardatajackFlashre-pro- grammableconfigurablesettings.Downloadable fontsand barcodes Characters FullIBMandinternationalcharactersets Protocol EasyPrintProtocolforBa
